Parents must give consent to an educator to bring their child to a medical appointment unless it’s emergency transport by ambulance under a House-approved bill that cleared the state Senate Thursday.

IndexIntroduction: The Legal Philosophy of Mutual Consent DivorceStatutory Framework: Section 13B and the Legal ...

Hospitals routinely report parents to child welfare authorities based on error-prone drug tests. Some hospitals are changing policy as a result.

A mother has won High Court permission for tests on her late husband’s sperm in a bid to find out if he had a potentially ...

Introduction The vital role of medical workforce well-being for improving patient experience and population health while assuring safety and reducing costs is recognised internationally. Yet the ...

Her politics were guided by her research and by her body, though not in that order. As Brett surmises: Bea’s body would alert her to “social problems that demanded a political solution.” Whether it ...

Our discussion is focused on episiotomies, but also provides a useful starting point for addressing the ethics of consent for other procedures during labour, as well as general time-critical medical ...

consent, cooperating with other providers, and management of medicines. We publish our guidance for our staff on accessing medical and care records. We usually look at only a small sample of these ...

A study by researchers from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has ...

Proponents argue that this bill reinforces parental involvement in children’s healthcare decisions. Senator Stutts, also a ...

A new study by researchers from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center found parental support for adolescent medical consent varied significantly ...

The Senate Rules Committee has passed a measure its Republican backers say will strengthen parental rights in Florida, ...